PPT-Introduction to Nonfiction

Types amp Organization B An Introduction to Nonfiction There are 4 types of nonfiction and each has a different purpose 1 2 3 . SWP 2012. Authentic Nonfiction . Writing from Research. Making it Real. Roadblock. After working on research projects for weeks, I sat down to grade the work produced by my fifth graders. All I could ask was, “Who wrote this?” It certainly wasn’t Sam who was interested in the atomic bomb as a result of our WWII studies, unless he works for Britannica after school. And when Madison’s mom asked why “we” got a B instead of an A on the project, I knew I had a problem.. Nonfiction. Who Am I?. Author. Editor/Publisher. Professor. Nonfiction fan. Who Are You?. Public. School. Elementary. Middle. HS. What Is the Pleasure?. Most Often. How Does Story Fit With. What Do You Look Forward to in Reading?. Informational Text, Memoirs, and Persuasive Writing. Up to half or more of your EOC will be non-fiction or informational text.. Nonfiction characteristics . Nonfiction is . based on some sort of fact. Quoted Words. Resources: Reading NonFiction by K. Beers and B. Probst. Have you ever…. Watched a movie or read something an author quoted or said and thought:. Why did she say that?. What does this add to the story?. What is nonfiction?. Nonfiction deals only with real people, events or ideas. Works of nonfiction are narrated from the point of view, or perspective, of the author, who is a real person.. Nonfiction presents facts or discusses ideas.. Everything you read is either fiction or nonfiction.. How can you tell the difference? . Fiction is . FAKE. !. Fiction is make-believe.. Authors use their imaginations to write fiction stories.. In fiction books the pictures are not realistic.. Secondary Nonfiction Reading Strand. Nonfiction . Reading. Karyn. Stone . Simonelli. 2. Secondary Nonfiction Reading. Key Points in Nonfiction Reading. Nonfiction includes both informational and functional passages. Pairing Picture Books and Music with . Nonfiction. Mary Parks. Washington County Public Schools. 2. Elementary Nonfiction Reading. Nonfiction comprises at least half of what students read. Content area lessons should reflect integrated English SOL within planning and instruction OR English lessons should integrate other content area information. th. - 8. th. . . . . Message From The Teacher. Reminders. Shout Outs…. OUR WEEK AT A GLANCE:. Reading- . Our Nonfiction unit has commenced! The students have been dying to get their hands on all the interesting texts in our classroom library. Please support your child and encourage them to bring this nonfiction text back and forth to school each day. The nightly reading homework from this point on until further notice should also be completed with a nonfiction text. Keep in mind that nonfiction texts can come from a variety of sources: magazines, newspapers, online articles or webpages, etc. If you have internet access at . Nonfiction. Prose writing. Presents and explains ideas or tells about real people. Examples:. Essays. Newspaper and magazine articles. Journals. Travelogues. Biographies. Autobiographies. Autobiography . Nonfiction. Prose writing. Presents and explains ideas or tells about real people. Examples:. Essays. Newspaper and magazine articles. Journals. Travelogues. Biographies. Autobiographies. Autobiography . Memoirs, Personal Narratives, & Autobiographies. Created by N. Guerra. Modified by: C. Cordova. Essential Question. What are the structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction? . What is an Autobiography?. Logan McKnight. Jeanne Swafford. University of North Carolina – Wilmington. Presentation at the North Carolina Reading Association Annual Conference. March 12, . 2013. Overview. Locating quality nonfiction titles and keeping up with new publications. Engaging Ways to Teach with Nonfiction. Jessica Hodge. 2. Elementary Nonfiction Reading. Nonfiction comprises at least half of what students read. Content area lessons should reflect integrated English SOL within planning and instruction OR English lessons should integrate other content area information.